Boost wages and scrap tuition fees to turbo-charge nurse recruitment

Responding to NHS workforce statistics released today (Thursday) showing a 14,199 increase in nurse numbers and a 23% increase in nursing student acceptances, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“It’s good more nurses are now on wards and out in communities, but it’s a drop in the ocean compared to the 40,000 unfilled roles.
“Ministers could easily turbo-charge recruitment by scrapping student tuition fees and giving staff the e